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RTL chief Gerhard Zeiler to join Turner Broadcastinghttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/08/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-turner-broadcasting
Zeiler will oversee international business including CNN and Cartoon Network<p>Outgoing RTL chief executive Gerhard Zeiler is to join Turner Broadcasting as head of its international business, overseeing channels including CNN and Cartoon Network.</p><p>Zeiler's appointment as president of Turner Broadcasting System International, a Time Warner subsidiary, was announced hours after former Channel 5 owner RTL <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/07/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-step-down" title="">said he was standing down after nine years in charge</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/08/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-turner-broadcasting">Continue reading...</a>Gerhard ZeilerCNNMedia businessTV newsRTLMediaTelevision industryUS television industryWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/08/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-turner-broadcastingPRThundercats are go … Gerhard Zeiler's responsibilities at Turner Broadcasting will include the Cartoon Network.PRThundercats are go … Gerhard Zeiler's responsibilities at Turner Broadcasting will include the Cartoon Network.John Plunkett2012-02-08T10:35:27ZRTL chief Gerhard Zeiler to step down after nine years in chargehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/07/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-step-down
Zeiler, who oversaw sale of Channel 5 to Richard Desmond, to be succeeded by Guillaume de Posch and Anke Schäferkordt<p>Gerhard Zeiler, the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/19/gerhard-zeiler-mediaguardian-100-2010" title="">chief executive of Europe's biggest broadcaster and former Channel 5 owner RTL</a>, is to step down after nine years in charge.</p><p>Zeiler will be succeeded at RTL, which owns The X Factor co-producer FremantleMedia, by Guillaume de Posch and Anke Sch&auml;ferkordt as co-chief executives of the group.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/07/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-step-down">Continue reading...</a>Gerhard ZeilerRTLMedia businessTelevision industryMediaFremantleMediaTue, 07 Feb 2012 18:06:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/07/rtl-chief-gerhard-zeiler-step-downSteffi Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesPastures new ... RTL chief Gerhard Zeiler is leaving to take on a 'new challenge'. Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesSteffi Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesPastures new ... RTL chief Gerhard Zeiler is leaving to take on a 'new challenge'. Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesJohn Plunkett2012-02-07T18:06:54ZRichard Desmond 'shakes hands' on Five buyouthttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jul/23/richard-desmond-channel-five-deal
Express owner understood to have agreed outline deal with RTL's Gerhard Zeiler, which will see channel bought for £100m<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/gallery/2009/jul/22/richard-desmond" title="Richard Desmond in pictures">Richard Desmond in pictures</a><p>Gerhard Zeiler and Richard Desmond are understood to have shaken hands on an outline deal in the early hours of this morning which will see the struggling national broadcaster, Channel Five, bought by the head of Northern and Shell for just over &pound;100m.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jul/23/richard-desmond-channel-five-deal">Continue reading...</a>Richard DesmondMediaChannel 5Gerhard ZeilerBertelsmannTelevision industryRTLMedia businessBusinessUK newsFri, 23 Jul 2010 10:38:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jul/23/richard-desmond-channel-five-dealDan Chung/GuardianRichard Desmond reached an agreement with the owner of Bertelsmann in the early hours of this morning, according to sources. Photograph: Dan Chung for the GuardianDan Chung/GuardianRichard Desmond. Photograph: Dan Chung for the GuardianJane Martinson and James Robinson2010-07-23T10:38:02ZGerhard Zeiler on why British TV should be proud of itselfhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/sep/01/gerhard-zeiler-british-tv-best
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Europe-spanning RTL, had high praise for the creativity of British broadcasting<p>In Edinburgh one of Europe's other media moguls, Austrian Gerhard Zeiler, raised an issue of keen interest to the UK TV industry.</p><p>He said that European television makers had a huge amount to learn from the UK, whose programme-makers knocked spots off everyone else.</p><p>&quot;In the UK everything is allowed that is not forbidden. In other countries, especially German-speaking ones, everything is forbidden that is not specifically allowed. In Britain everything new is seen as something worthwhile to explore.<br />&quot;If Europeans and Germans, specifically, don't change their mindsets towards new concepts, new ideas and innovation generally — they don't have to wonder that their export/imports regarding TV programmes is as unbalanced as it is.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Not inspiring, is it? But it does explain why so few new programmes are coming out of Germany, are coming out of Europe as a whole.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I know that perfection is not a word normally associated with Britain, but when it comes to the production of TV programmes perfection is very often the result. I have seen many of the international versions of Pop Idol, X Factor, Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing … but in no other country is the execution as fantastic as here in the UK. Whether it is the selection of judges, use of music, the editing process of telling personal stories, the work here is in a whole other league compared with the rest of Europe Money is not the most important aspect.<br />&quot;It's about attention to detail, level of sensitivity and creativity. When it comes to the production standard, Europe, and in some cases even the US, can learn a lot from Britain.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It's also about the smaller but nevertheless very successful ones — Wife Swap, Supernanny, How Clean is Your House, Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, Come Dine with Me, of The Farmer Wants a Wife — all international hits created in the UK.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/sep/01/gerhard-zeiler-british-tv-best">Continue reading...</a>MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2009Guardian Edinburgh International Television FestivalRTLReality TVIndependent production companiesChannel 5Television industryMediaGerhard ZeilerTue, 01 Sep 2009 14:24:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/sep/01/gerhard-zeiler-british-tv-bestguardian.co.ukGerhard Zeiler: 'In the UK everything is allowed that is not forbidden'guardian.co.ukGerhard Zeiler's Wordview Address Photograph: guardian.co.ukMaggie Brown2009-09-01T14:24:32ZGerhard Zeiler's Worldview Address: Adapting to the new market realityhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/worldview-address
Read the full text of the RTL chief executive's speech at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival<p>Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues: It is a great honour for me to have been invited to deliver this year's Worldview Address here in Edinburgh. And I don't say that only out of politeness. </p><p>Those who are close to me know that I have a special connection to Britain. Not only in a personal capacity, but also businesswise, as two of RTL's businesses, FremantleMedia - the company that produces Britain's Got Talent and Five are based in the UK. And besides that, I also have nothing but admiration for the levels of creativity and innovation in British TV. It is my sincere belief that outside Hollywood, the UK is <em>the</em> most important and influential creative engine of the global TV industry. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/worldview-address">Continue reading...</a>MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2009Guardian Edinburgh International Television FestivalMediaGerhard ZeilerSun, 30 Aug 2009 12:26:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/worldview-addressGerhard Zeiler2009-08-30T12:26:54ZRTL's Gerhard Zeiler urges UK to relax TV product placement ruleshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/gerhard-zeiler-edinburgh-tv-festival
Chief executive of Channel Five owner says commercial broadcasters need help to survive advertising slump<p>Gerhard Zeiler, the chief executive of Channel Five owner RTL, has joined calls for a relaxation of UK product placement rules to help advertiser-funded commercial broadcasters struggling during the recession.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/gerhard-zeiler-edinburgh-tv-festival">Continue reading...</a>MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2009Guardian Edinburgh International Television FestivalChannel 5RTLTelevision industryMediaProduct placementGerhard ZeilerSun, 30 Aug 2009 12:06:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/30/gerhard-zeiler-edinburgh-tv-festivalJason Deans2009-08-30T12:06:23ZChannel Five's 35% revenue slide leads RTL losseshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/26/rtl-channel-five
Gerhard Zeiler points to ad downturn as Channel Five is worst-performing part of RTL Group's pan-European business<p></p><p>Channel Five's revenues fell 35% in the first half of the year as the advertising recession hit hard, making it the worst-performing part of RTL Group's pan-European broadcasting and production business.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/26/rtl-channel-five">Continue reading...</a>Channel 5RTLTelevision industryMediaGerhard ZeilerWed, 26 Aug 2009 12:05:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/aug/26/rtl-channel-fiveChris Tryhorn2009-08-26T12:05:47ZDawn Airey to start at Channel Five in October, says RTL's Gerhard Zeilerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/26/dawnairey.channelfive
<p>Dawn Airey will start her role as chief executive of Channel Five at the end of October, according to the UK broadcaster's owner, RTL.</p><p>Airey's Five start date was revealed today by the RTL chief executive, Gerhard Zeiler, during a conference call about the pan-European broadcaster's interim results for the first half of 2008.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/26/dawnairey.channelfive">Continue reading...</a>Dawn AireyChannel 5RTLITV plcTelevision industryMedia businessMediaGerhard ZeilerTue, 26 Aug 2008 10:33:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/26/dawnairey.channelfiveEamonn McCabe/GuardianDawn Airey: quit ITV in May to join Five. Photograph: Eamonn McCabeEamonn McCabe/GuardianDawn Airey. Photograph: Eamonn McCabeMark Sweney2008-08-26T10:33:38ZMip: Old media is still sexy, says RTL bosshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2007/apr/16/mipoldmediaisstillsexysa
It is April in Cannes, which means returning to the vast and seemingly unconquerable kingdom of MipTV. We start with a keynote speech by RTL's chief executive Gerhard Zeiler, who had all the right buzzwords and was very keen to tell us that be believes them all. I wasn't entirely convinced, but it sounded fashionably upbeat.<p>It is April in Cannes, which means returning to the vast and seemingly unconquerable kingdom of MipTV. We start with a keynote speech by RTL's chief executive Gerhard Zeiler, who had all the right buzzwords and was very keen to tell us that be believes them all. I wasn't entirely convinced, but it sounded fashionably upbeat.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2007/apr/16/mipoldmediaisstillsexysa">Continue reading...</a>MediaGerhard ZeilerMIPTVMon, 16 Apr 2007 15:32:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2007/apr/16/mipoldmediaisstillsexysaJemima Kiss2007-04-16T15:32:54Z63. Gerhard Zeilerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/17/mediaguardiantop100200663
<p><strong>Job: </strong>chief executive, RTL Group<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 51<br /> <strong>Industry: </strong>broadcasting<br /> <strong>Annual revenue: </strong>5.1bn euros<br /> <strong>Staff:</strong> 8,771<br /> <strong>2005 ranking: </strong>39</p><p>Gerhard Zeiler is chief executive of RTL, Europe's largest commercial broadcaster and owner of Channel Five.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/17/mediaguardiantop100200663">Continue reading...</a>MediaMedia top 100 2006Gerhard ZeilerMon, 17 Jul 2006 12:05:42 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/17/mediaguardiantop100200663Guardian Staff2006-07-17T12:05:42ZZeiler's high Fivehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/20/rtl.broadcasting
Gerhard Zeiler has put an end to the uncertainty surrounding RTL's strategy for Five with today's &#163;247.6m purchase of UBM's 35.4% stake, giving it full control of the UK's fifth terrestrial channel<p>&quot;We are a European company,&quot; declared RTL chief executive Gerhard Zeiler in October last year. &quot;We want to be in at least four of its five main markets. The UK is very important to us.&quot;</p><p>Now Zeiler has proved it with the &pound;247.6m purchase of United Business Media's 35.4% stake in Five, giving RTL full control of the UK's fifth terrestrial channel. Eight months after its talks with Channel 4 over a merger with Five collapsed, Zeiler has made his move.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/20/rtl.broadcasting">Continue reading...</a>RTLMedia businessChannel 5MediaTelevision industryGerhard ZeilerWed, 20 Jul 2005 09:34:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/20/rtl.broadcastingJohn Plunkett2005-07-20T09:34:20Z39. Gerhard Zeilerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/18/mediatop100200534
<p><strong>Job:</strong> chief executive, RTL Group </p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 50</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/18/mediatop100200534">Continue reading...</a>Media top 100 2005MediaGerhard ZeilerMon, 18 Jul 2005 00:48:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/18/mediatop100200534Guardian Staff2005-07-18T00:48:26Z40. Gerhard Zeilerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jul/12/mediatop100200433
<p><strong>Job:</strong> chief executive, RTL Group <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 49<br /> <strong>Industry:</strong> broadcasting<br /> <strong>Annual revenue:</strong> 4.45bn euros<br /> <strong>Staff: </strong> 6,041 <br /> <strong>2003 ranking:</strong> new entry</p><p>Gerhard Zeiler heads up the largest TV and radio company in Europe. RTL is the majority shareholder in Channel Five and its production company Fremantle Media (with UK arm Talkback Thames) produces more than 9.000 hours of programming a year, making it one of the largest producers outside of Hollywood.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jul/12/mediatop100200433">Continue reading...</a>Media top 100 2004MediaGerhard ZeilerSun, 11 Jul 2004 23:39:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jul/12/mediatop100200433Guardian Staff2004-07-11T23:39:14Z